Carriages Collection (page 2)

Winston Churchill on the Coronation route, 1953
Sir Winston Churchills carriage was held up outside Canada House, and in order to pass it the State Coach had to make a difficult turn. The crowd applauded Churchill for his unruffled reaction. 1953

Euston Arch 1910
Horses and carriages around the original Euston Arch which was demolished in 1963. Date: 1910

Hastings, East Sussex - The Albert Memorial in the town centre

Hackney Coach / 1807
A Hackney coach stops at a liquor store for the horse team to receive refreshment

Steam Tram and Carriages, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England. The Wisbech and Upwell Railway Date: 1900s

Steamship harbour at Algiers - the wine export section
The steamship harbour at Algiers - the wine export section. Thousands of barrels of wine awaiting transportation to Europe

Theatre first night in Edwardian London
In magnificent evening dress, the Edwardian first-nighters leave their broughams and mount the steps to the theatre. Specially drawn for The Sketch Christmas number by Cecil Beaton

Bermuda - Hamilton - Street Scene
A hive of activity on a main street in Hamilton, Bermuda

Gents Private Carriage
The comfort of being driven like a gentleman

Light Phaeton 1819
A light phaeton : the cover is an unusual feature

Race to Gretna / Newhouse
ONE MILE FROM GRETNA A couple desperate to marry race to Gretna Green in a four horse open top carriage but are pursued by those who wish to stop them

Carriage to Hammersmith
A coachman drives two horses pulling a carriage away for hamersmith (sic) in this scene (presumably) from Ed Finch, his Perambulations

Rail / Break of Gauge
The break of gauge at Gloucester: the trans-shipment of goods from the broad gauge to the narrow gauge carriages

Traffic at Oxford (Regent) Circus, Central London
Cabs, carriages, buses and pedestrians at Oxford (then Regent) Circus, at the junction of Oxford Street and Regent Street, Central London, during the season

Never-stop railway at British Empire Exhibition 1924
Diagram showing step-on, step-off method, where people walked slowly onto the moving carriage that went around the British Empire Exhibition, in Wembley, designed by William Yorath Lewis

First underground train, Edgware Road to Kings Cross, London
First underground train, running from Edgware Road to Kings Cross, London. Building works on the Metropolitan Line began in 1853, and the first journey took place ten years later. Date: 1863

Advert for John Carters invalid chairs 1884
Selection of invalid and students chairs, including holding a book or writing at a desk, lamp in any position over an easy chair

Express train at full speed on Pennsylvania Railroad, USA
New York to Chicago express train at full speed on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Date: circa 1910

Young boy pulls along his toy train - puppy takes a ride too
" I took the train down here" - Young boy wearing a fine top hat with red ribbon pulls along his green toy train - his rather crazed-looking puppy takes a ride too! Date: 1923

New Street, Birmingham - view towards the Town Hall - note all transport horse-drawn. Date: 1902

Pair of cast iron cannon on carriages
MARITIME: A pair of cast iron cannon on carriages with tapering barrels and armorial crest to the barrel. Barrels measure 38ins. long with a 6ins. diameter breech, 4ins

Beach Scarborough - carriages on beach

Cleethorpes Pier early 1900s

Cleethorpes Pier and Beach early 1900s

Canary Islands - main road - Puerto de la Luz to Las Palmas
Canary Islands - The main road from Puerto de la Luz to Las Palmas. Date: circa 1910s

Japan - Sakuradamon, Tokyo
Japan - Sakuradamon (The Sakurada Gate), Tokyo - a gate of the Imperial Palace and the location of the Sakuradamon Incident in 1860. Date: circa 1910s

Departing Bowness Ferry boat on the way to Furness Abbey
The departing Bowness Ferry boat on the way to Furness Abbey, transporting a horse-drawn carriage across Lake Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria. Date: circa 1908

Unidentified early train Date: circa late 19th century

Westminster Traffic, Cup Final Day 1911
Traffic in Westminster in 1911. The crowds are on their way to the Cup Final at Wembley. Date: 1911

Coaching Club
The Coaching Club holding a meeting at Hyde Park. Date: 1932

Epsom Traffic Jam
A sketch by John Sturgess, showing a traffic blockage on Balham Hill, encountered during a homeward journey from that year's Epsom Derby. Date: 1887

The Southern Belle, railway train no. 1908
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Train The Southern Belle No. 1908

Steam locomotive No. 1 between Pendre and Tywyn Wharf
Talyllyn Railway steam locomotive No. 1 between Pendre and Tywyn Wharf Date: 20th century

Steam Railway locomotive 2900 Class 4-6-0 St David 2920
Steam Railway locomotive Saint 2900 Class 4-6-0 St David 2920 Date: 1953

Steam Railway locomotive Princess Margaret Star Class 4-6-0 4000 Class No. 4056 Date: 1954

Steam Railway locomotive Class 0298 2-4-OT No. 30586 Date: 20th century

Steam Railway locomotive 9000 Class 4-4-0 No. 9021 Date: 20th century

Steam British Railway locomotive 31166 C Class 4-6-0 Date: 20th century

SECR Steam Locomotive 4-4-0 No. 470
SECR (South Eastern and Chatham Railway) Steam Locomotive 4-4-0 No. 470 passing Shakespeare's Cliff, Dover, with a down train

NBR steam locomotive Sir Walter Scott, No. 898
NBR (North British) steam locomotive Sir Walter Scott, No. 898, leaving Aberdeen with an Edinburgh express Date: (insert)

Advert, W H Smith Head Office, The Strand, London Date: 1911

Horse drawn carriage full of ladies in big hats
Two horses, one black and the other white, wait patiently while the smart driver looks behind to see if the other carriages are ready

Great Eastern Railway Train, East Anglian Express
Great Eastern Railway Train, The East Anglian Express Date: 1908

Advert, Hitching's baby carriages and prams
Hitching's baby carriages and prams, New Bond Street, London. Date: 1907

Funeral procession of the Duke of Wellington, London
The funeral procession of the Duke of Wellington, 18 November 1852, on its journey from Chelsea Hospital to St Paul's Cathedral, London. 1852

Osmond's Patent Safety Balancing Dogcart 1875
Driver protected if horses falls with a self balancing safety foot rest. Date: 1875

Donegal Place in Belfastwith its thoroughfare of shops. Date: late 1890s

Photograph taken on the junction of Castle Place showing the Donegal Place with fine buildings throughout. Date: late 1890s

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